Presented to the man himself before the Beatles first gig in Chicago in 1964, the fabled Ludwig drum was presumed lost to ...

Sixty years ago this month, a boy named Gary Astridge knew nothing about The Beatles. The 7-year-old was celebrating his grandmom’s birthday with his family in Buffalo, New York, when someone realized ...

Ludwig Industries will soon march to the beat of a different drummer. The 79-year-old drum-maker, which was made famous in the 1960s by the endorsement of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, is expected to ...

Ask Ringo Starr about his decades-long love affair with Ludwig drums. Go ahead; we did. You’re guaranteed to smile. What’s more, the Beatles drummer also gave two thumbs up (and playfully stuck out ...

Ringo Starr was so proud to play a Ludwig drum set during the Beatles’ first televised appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964 that he asked William F. Ludwig II to build a special set for him ...

Ringo Starr was so proud to play a Ludwig drum set during the Beatles’ first televised appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964 that he asked William F. Ludwig II to build a special set for him ...

Ludwig has updated its 1960s flat-based stands in line with popular retro trends. The Atlas Classic series is practical, stylish and boasts many clever and genuinely useful design details.

At first glance, the thought, “it’s just a drum set,” goes through one’s mind. However, with all things that enter the Vigo County Historical Museum, it has a story. Donated a few months ago by local ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In December 1970 Led Zeppelin’s drummer John Bonham had just taken delivery of a brand new Ludwig drum kit. It was ...